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president barack obama also released some criticism additional criticism of bashar al assad saying that time has come for his government to go and the u.s. president also said that the international community should support the vision that the syrians have for the future of their country now we do know that the u.s. and its western allies have been pushing for regime change in syria have been pushing for sanctions against syria russia is among the countries that believes diplomatic approach taken to the crisis in syria were i dialogue between the government and the opposition house to be created the united nations is still divided over how to resolve the problem in syria russia reaffirmed its commitment to peace efforts in syria's foreign minister sergei lavrov un special envoy lakhdar brahimi on the sidelines of the gathering and promised full support for his mission and commenting on the western proposals in syria voiced at the un done for calm holland from foreign policy in focus a persistent call for regime change that brought the situation to stalemate in the first place. you canno
president barack obama also released some criticism additional criticism of bashar al assad saying that time has come for his government to go and the u.s. president also said that the international community should support the vision that the syrians have for the future of their country now we do know that the u.s. and its western allies have been pushing for regime change in syria have been pushing for sanctions against syria russia is among the countries that believes diplomatic approach...
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president barack obama setting the mood by reiterating his commitment to forcing bashar asad to go in. term qatar one of the states believed to be supplying the syrian rebels with weapons called on arab nations to intervene in syria bypassing the world body. has been calling the hottest year being addressed in new york to now. every world leader or high figure that took to the podium at the united nations general assembly on tuesday did address the crisis in syria the secretary general ban ki-moon described the war in syria as a regional calamity with global ramifications he urged the international community to act quickly with consensus before he says the crisis spirals out of control some western leaders took a more aggressive approach with their rhetoric french president francois hollande said that the syrian government of bashar assad has no future are among the international community and called on the un to immediately pride protections for the syrian opposition groups that are currently occupying the northern part of the country u.s. president barack obama also released some cr
president barack obama setting the mood by reiterating his commitment to forcing bashar asad to go in. term qatar one of the states believed to be supplying the syrian rebels with weapons called on arab nations to intervene in syria bypassing the world body. has been calling the hottest year being addressed in new york to now. every world leader or high figure that took to the podium at the united nations general assembly on tuesday did address the crisis in syria the secretary general ban...
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president bashar al assad to step down and then his sentiments were echoed by britain and by france obama said that just as the u.s. he says stood by supported and helped liberate the people in egypt in libya he would like to see this. in syria but on the other hand you have many other countries such as russia china brazil and so on and so forth saying that there can't be. any outside intervention into what's taking place in syria this is a crisis that needs to be decided in ended between the parties between the syrian government and the opposition and russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov addressed the general assembly saying that the only way to solve this is through the six point peace plan that was outlined by our former joint special envoy kofi annan many months ago and one of those six points calls for an immediate cease fire but the syrians are saying the syrian government is saying how will the opposition put their guns down if the western countries are calling for assad to step down the syrian government believes this is only provoking the opposition groups and the rebels to fi
president bashar al assad to step down and then his sentiments were echoed by britain and by france obama said that just as the u.s. he says stood by supported and helped liberate the people in egypt in libya he would like to see this. in syria but on the other hand you have many other countries such as russia china brazil and so on and so forth saying that there can't be. any outside intervention into what's taking place in syria this is a crisis that needs to be decided in ended between the...
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president barack obama he believes that it's. extremists that are co-opting the anger that is the frustrations that is being shown towards the u.s. and that is what's inciting more of this anti-american sentiment but it's interesting to point out that president obama in his speech was talking about how the u.s. has helped or supported many countries such as tunisia egypt libya and yemen supported the rights of the people that's what he said but the irony is that we've seen these things and time merican demonstrations taking place in those countries so the matter is this just about a video or is this about u.s. foreign policy the u.s. president didn't get into that matter but he did talk a lot about this video and he said those that are responsible for the attacks that happened in benghazi that led to the killing of four americans he said that the u.s. will find those people. in new york thank you very much. right now more perspective now on president obama's speech at the subtext with journalists and antiwar activist don de bar m
president barack obama he believes that it's. extremists that are co-opting the anger that is the frustrations that is being shown towards the u.s. and that is what's inciting more of this anti-american sentiment but it's interesting to point out that president obama in his speech was talking about how the u.s. has helped or supported many countries such as tunisia egypt libya and yemen supported the rights of the people that's what he said but the irony is that we've seen these things and time...
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and i will always defend their right to do so obama also pledged his support for arab spring nations like egypt and libya however when egypt's new president spoke at the un for the first time mohamed morsi said free speech will not be accepted as a free pass to insult islam holy prophet. the obscenities recently released as part of an organized campaign against islamic sentences is unacceptable and requires a firm stand egypt respects freedom of expression one that is not directed towards one specific religion or culture but the opening of the u.n. general assembly is usually criticized as political theater with a lot of talk this year however there was no talking with us president barack obama the leader of the country hosting the un left immediately after his speech on day one and held no bilateral meetings on day to the eighth and final speech of the always controversial iranian leader so accusations of corrupt western politics and a subtle tipping of the hot to the occupy wall street movement are we to believe that those who spend hundreds of millions of dollars in election campa
and i will always defend their right to do so obama also pledged his support for arab spring nations like egypt and libya however when egypt's new president spoke at the un for the first time mohamed morsi said free speech will not be accepted as a free pass to insult islam holy prophet. the obscenities recently released as part of an organized campaign against islamic sentences is unacceptable and requires a firm stand egypt respects freedom of expression one that is not directed towards one...
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president obama may have laid some groundwork for the arab spring for example by going to cairo in two thousand and nine and basically telling the arab people to tear down their dictators but wiki leaks journalism is what really lit the fuse wiki leaks released information about the president of tunisia's kleptocratic greed and massive corruption two weeks later a young street vendor set himself on fire sparking the revolution in tunisia wiki leaks released information about the greed and corruption of kleptocrat moammar gadhafi and his sons in libya and soon that country was swept up in a revolution as well and it was wiki leaks which released information about a gyptian president hosni mubarak's plan to never leave office despite the so-called presidential elections coming up and soon enough half a million people were occupying to or square demanding a revolution one that they actually eventually got that's the power of journalism in the internet age that's the power of wiki leaks which brings us to i julian and songes stuck in the ecuadorian embassy in london. is not wanted by arab
president obama may have laid some groundwork for the arab spring for example by going to cairo in two thousand and nine and basically telling the arab people to tear down their dictators but wiki leaks journalism is what really lit the fuse wiki leaks released information about the president of tunisia's kleptocratic greed and massive corruption two weeks later a young street vendor set himself on fire sparking the revolution in tunisia wiki leaks released information about the greed and...
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president barack obama he believes that it's. extremists that are co-opting the anger that is the frustrations that is being shown towards the u.s. and that is what inciting more of this anti-american sentiment but it's interesting to point out that present. obama in his speech was talking about how the u.s. has helped or supported many countries such as tunisia egypt libya and yemen supported the rights of the people that's what he said but the irony is that we've seen these things anti merican demonstrations taking place in those countries so the matter is is this just about a video or is this about u.s. foreign policy. we'll be back with more often a short break stay with us. looters that takes your breath away a few tourists travel to these paul it's no prepackaged comfort but they joy is the wildest guaranteed if gagne's a zoology professor he works in the u.s. and travels to these remote areas in russia every summer as he says he confines untouched landscapes like these anywhere else in the world. we're going off the list b
president barack obama he believes that it's. extremists that are co-opting the anger that is the frustrations that is being shown towards the u.s. and that is what inciting more of this anti-american sentiment but it's interesting to point out that present. obama in his speech was talking about how the u.s. has helped or supported many countries such as tunisia egypt libya and yemen supported the rights of the people that's what he said but the irony is that we've seen these things anti...
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well i think i mean looking at obama's speech there is i don't think anyone is surprised at the sort of widespread amnesia that it was on and the political discourse in the west about the role of the united states and europe in propping up authoritarian regimes in the region and i think one of the reasons why the speech rings so false for a lot of people watching outside of the western world is because you know people who people who don't live in the west tend to have longer memories about these sorts of things you know i mean the obama administration would like the narrative of the united states in the middle east to begin the day that he supported the revolution in egypt and actually it doesn't work that way so i mean i think that. americans tend to have just very short memories about the government's role in middle eastern politics and that to me i think is a shame as to the question about the way mr obama drew the distinction about blasphemy and free speech and i think this is an issue that's very difficult for americans to understand but i think a part of it is as you said is be
well i think i mean looking at obama's speech there is i don't think anyone is surprised at the sort of widespread amnesia that it was on and the political discourse in the west about the role of the united states and europe in propping up authoritarian regimes in the region and i think one of the reasons why the speech rings so false for a lot of people watching outside of the western world is because you know people who people who don't live in the west tend to have longer memories about...
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president barack obama and the french president said just twenty four hours ago the u.s. and its western allies are very much pushing for or charlotte assad the president of syria to step down they've all said in different words that his time to go is now and that he and his government do not belong in the international community leader of the representative of qatar just twenty four hours ago say that if the special envoy to syria cannot find a peaceful resolution to the problem then plan b. should be a no fly zone the last time there was a no fly zone approved by the security council that led to military intervention into libya so this is a serious issue and we do know the position of the u.s. of friends of britain that have been pushing for the charlotte side and his government to go in supporting the syrian opposition now russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov said that it's quite concerning that western countries who are supporting the syrian opposition are increasingly turning the other way when violence and bloodshed is being perpetrated by rebels he said that thi
president barack obama and the french president said just twenty four hours ago the u.s. and its western allies are very much pushing for or charlotte assad the president of syria to step down they've all said in different words that his time to go is now and that he and his government do not belong in the international community leader of the representative of qatar just twenty four hours ago say that if the special envoy to syria cannot find a peaceful resolution to the problem then plan b....
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president barack obama he believes that it's. extremists that are co-opting the anger that is the frustrations that is being shown towards the u.s. and that is inciting more of this anti-american sentiment but it's interesting to point out that president. bomb in his speeches talking about how the u.s. has helped or supported many countries such as tunisia egypt libya and yemen supported the rights of the people that's what he said but the irony is that we've seen these things and time merican demonstrations taking place in those countries so that the case the matter is this just about a video or is this about u.s. foreign policy. and address of from across the atlantic the world's top whistleblower all those current trapped at the ecuadorian embassy in london will have his own say in front of the u.n. general assembly was an exclusive brokaw's of his speech on wednesday here on r.t. . this. is a. right you're watching aren't you will you that just a quick break stay with us. trimmings in this tree even for specialists a voice ca
president barack obama he believes that it's. extremists that are co-opting the anger that is the frustrations that is being shown towards the u.s. and that is inciting more of this anti-american sentiment but it's interesting to point out that president. bomb in his speeches talking about how the u.s. has helped or supported many countries such as tunisia egypt libya and yemen supported the rights of the people that's what he said but the irony is that we've seen these things and time merican...
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iraq so this is one and the same things are that is why when when obama goes up on stage and tries to exert american values as though they're universal values for many muslims they would say this is a hypocrisy there's a contradiction between what america aspires to what america wants to impose in the world and what is well what we know what it claims to be so there's a big gap between the reality and the aspirations of america that's how most muslims will see this is you know if you want me to jump in berkeley go ahead. i mean i think also though it's important not to ignore sort of the local dynamics in place and all these protests when we talk about reactions the middle east have to are just pure reactions or are our responses to what's going on in america i mean there is there is a deep political confiscation going on right now especially in egypt between more right wing elements and salaf the parties and the muslim brotherhood and a lot of these demonstrations are mobilizations in front of many embassies are actually you know best placed in the context of regional dynamics and lo
iraq so this is one and the same things are that is why when when obama goes up on stage and tries to exert american values as though they're universal values for many muslims they would say this is a hypocrisy there's a contradiction between what america aspires to what america wants to impose in the world and what is well what we know what it claims to be so there's a big gap between the reality and the aspirations of america that's how most muslims will see this is you know if you want me to...
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it is time for president obama to do the right thing. for us is of change he talked about the audacity of the united states which he says has taken credit for the events of the arab spring when in fact credit was due to the people themselves now it's just possible that there may be some kind of a breakthrough in the next couple of days in our soldiers' case we know that william hague. the foreign secretary here in the u.k. is due to meet ricardo patino who is his ecuadorian counterpart we understand that what the ecuadorians may do is seek safe passage for us to the ecuadorian embassy in sweden and that he would bear aunts of questions on these sexual allegations that have been made against him but meanwhile he is living here in the ecuadorian embassy just down the corridor from where i'm standing now and he's been here now for more than three months and also yours exclusively broadcasting our sunday's address live and you can watch him for now web site and also don't forget the whistleblower host of his own interview show on this very c
it is time for president obama to do the right thing. for us is of change he talked about the audacity of the united states which he says has taken credit for the events of the arab spring when in fact credit was due to the people themselves now it's just possible that there may be some kind of a breakthrough in the next couple of days in our soldiers' case we know that william hague. the foreign secretary here in the u.k. is due to meet ricardo patino who is his ecuadorian counterpart we...
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as president obama orders a chinese company to abandon her smile. but also on a website for small children will have to spend half a year apart from their russian mother as finnish farthings falsely accuse their family after child abuse find out why it happened to dot com. a hundred thousand opposition supporters have rallied in the georgian capital tbilisi as the country gears up for parliamentary elections on monday the leaders of the opposition announced a out the demonstration of their short of their victory but presidents a classroom is ruling party still controls nearly eighty percent of the parliament and as a head in the polls despite its campaign having been hit hard by corruption allegations and a prison abuse scandal which brought down to ministers and triggered mass protests and the government has been trying to boost its ratings as some claim the expense of a neighboring country here's our. well. the outcome of a recent alleged police operation near georgia's border with russia's republic of dagestan eleven suspected terrorist dead b.d.
as president obama orders a chinese company to abandon her smile. but also on a website for small children will have to spend half a year apart from their russian mother as finnish farthings falsely accuse their family after child abuse find out why it happened to dot com. a hundred thousand opposition supporters have rallied in the georgian capital tbilisi as the country gears up for parliamentary elections on monday the leaders of the opposition announced a out the demonstration of their...
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president barack obama addressed the u.n. general assembly calling for an end to the government of bashar al assad syria's current president in addition to america's position the leaders of britain and france also took to the podium addressing the international body and echoing the sentiments made by their. american counterpart so there you have it it was just the most recent conversation taking place in the security council once again on syria a crisis that has been developing for more than eighteen months and still a huge division among the international community. to course want to marina porter now the iranian leader also warned against foreign action in syria after he addressed the world leaders at the general assembly mahmoud ahmadinejad criticized western policies while calling for a new world order and fresh thinking the u.s. and israel in turn boycotted his speech with the canadian delegations walking out of the chamber in protest. from the national iranian american council believe such reactions are made in. the wal
president barack obama addressed the u.n. general assembly calling for an end to the government of bashar al assad syria's current president in addition to america's position the leaders of britain and france also took to the podium addressing the international body and echoing the sentiments made by their. american counterpart so there you have it it was just the most recent conversation taking place in the security council once again on syria a crisis that has been developing for more than...
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president obama speaks about the freedom of speech at the u.n. general assembly but considering the past year and in particular the case against p.f.c. bradley manning and wiki leaks founder julian assange on just this a case of do as i say not as i do. meet and greet and come to new york and shop and then they go home you know at tremendous cost to their old taxpayers without very much done and we know the annual assembly is supposed to harness international cooperation but some argue that this meeting is a waste of time and money i had little find out what if anything can get accomplished here. i get the feeling take a look at this that mitt romney has not been in too many too many while was also on the road side in the survey and you. don't believe everything you see on t.v. it turns out sixty percent of americans don't put much stock in the mainstream media coming up we'll ask why your confidence has fallen and where americans are turning. it's tuesday september twenty fifth four pm here in washington d.c. i'm liz wahl and you're watching our
president obama speaks about the freedom of speech at the u.n. general assembly but considering the past year and in particular the case against p.f.c. bradley manning and wiki leaks founder julian assange on just this a case of do as i say not as i do. meet and greet and come to new york and shop and then they go home you know at tremendous cost to their old taxpayers without very much done and we know the annual assembly is supposed to harness international cooperation but some argue that...
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president obama speaks about the freedom of speech at the u.n. general assembly but considering the past year in particular the case against p.f.c. bradley manning and wiki leaks founder julian assange is this a case of do as i say not as i do i get the feeling take a look at this that mitt romney has not been in too many too many while was all from the roadside in terms of when you. don't believe everything you see on t.v. it turns out sixty percent of americans don't put much stock in the mainstream media coming up will ask why viewer confidence has fallen and where americans are turning. plus a group of journalists are going to head to head with the u.s. government and they're taking the battle all the way to the supreme court and we'll ask the group's legal defense why the foreign intelligence surveillance act disrupts freedom of the press. it's tuesday september twenty fifth eight pm here in washington d.c. i'm liz wahl and you're watching our t.v. we begin today with the united nations general assembly that kicked off today in new york city
president obama speaks about the freedom of speech at the u.n. general assembly but considering the past year in particular the case against p.f.c. bradley manning and wiki leaks founder julian assange is this a case of do as i say not as i do i get the feeling take a look at this that mitt romney has not been in too many too many while was all from the roadside in terms of when you. don't believe everything you see on t.v. it turns out sixty percent of americans don't put much stock in the...
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president obama makes another attempt to distance the u.s. from the controversial video which are drage the muslim world as he takes center stage at the u.n. general assembly. plus a water gun games of four adults japan plays battleship before real repelling taiwanese vessels from the disputed islands with water cannons. it's eleven pm here in moscow you're watching r t with us yeah i'm to bang with say first scenes have turned ugly in madrid with riot police charging out of their forty five positions around the spanish parliament and plowing into a vast crowd of protesters flocking to the capital from across spain tens of thousands of demonstrators have joined a rally to express their anger with the government arches jacob reeves who'll be joining us again in about fifteen minutes has this report. that we saw the front lawn of the demonstrators clashing with police of injuries and. numbers had to fall its way through this a mass crowd is also being taken away on a stretcher those are stupid. taxes police all checks as well and really we got
president obama makes another attempt to distance the u.s. from the controversial video which are drage the muslim world as he takes center stage at the u.n. general assembly. plus a water gun games of four adults japan plays battleship before real repelling taiwanese vessels from the disputed islands with water cannons. it's eleven pm here in moscow you're watching r t with us yeah i'm to bang with say first scenes have turned ugly in madrid with riot police charging out of their forty five...
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and of president obama criticizing them for defending freedom of speech of being very outspoken about defending freedom of speech but then converse lipase keating whistle blows and people he try and tell the cheese and he spoke certainly of his vassal wiki leaks possibile so the wider implications of the route that the u.s. is now taking. ration is in trying to recruit. a national regime of secrecy a national regime of obfuscation and regime way any government employee revealing sensitive information to a media organization can be sentenced to death life imprisonment or it's been hours now everything us the classified documents being found julian the songs and wiki leaks are officially enemies of the state and that anyone who works with them could be potentially persecuted and now he spoke not only of his own ongoing battle but also the wider implications for with the blows if the us continues along this course as mentioned or we were exclusively broadcasting our songes address is live and you can watch the full version on our website. which i want to tell you americans or julian assa
and of president obama criticizing them for defending freedom of speech of being very outspoken about defending freedom of speech but then converse lipase keating whistle blows and people he try and tell the cheese and he spoke certainly of his vassal wiki leaks possibile so the wider implications of the route that the u.s. is now taking. ration is in trying to recruit. a national regime of secrecy a national regime of obfuscation and regime way any government employee revealing sensitive...
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suddenly the popular kids are revealed as being the jerks during his first speech of the year when obama was a kid for a ride stepping on a welcome mat but lately his classmates are beginning to rot in the face of the us as it becomes clear that the alleged bad kid is really just the class clown. when you have the united states directly occupying two countries and militarily involved barely covertly and half a dozen others and trying to gin up. revolution in syria and it's the iran thing just seems to be crossing a line fights between classmates come and go but the cheerleaders are always there rooting for their team c.n.n. just replays constantly obama's speech and and it's constantly you know analyzing what he said and they're ignoring what the other one hundred ninety two countries leaders are talking about and while the high school students aren't making the grades if these guys had to get together for. nine months and just sit there and hash it out and they weren't allowed to go home until they worked stuff out it would be a different you have a different outcome at least the kids a
suddenly the popular kids are revealed as being the jerks during his first speech of the year when obama was a kid for a ride stepping on a welcome mat but lately his classmates are beginning to rot in the face of the us as it becomes clear that the alleged bad kid is really just the class clown. when you have the united states directly occupying two countries and militarily involved barely covertly and half a dozen others and trying to gin up. revolution in syria and it's the iran thing just...
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to president obama and the u.s. from the one hand things things are very lovely then the principles of freedom of speech at the same time can burst the plastic eating whistle blowers know he spoke not only about his own battle but about the wider implications that this could have if the us continue along this cools the days if he can ease even the details of chile in the sun to casey before given the media coverage a bit has been very confusing at times now a t.v. in the sun for the founder of wiki leaks and wanted in sweden for questioning able sexual assault allegations that some of the soldiers critics say that him and his legal team are claiming asylum from acquittal or attempting in some way to evade justice not kill innocents in the secrecy with the very a bit about the fact that they they want the questioning to go ahead they're ready to face up to that of the people they decide they want to share whether they lead. you know we simply be like documents that came from the u.s. that will reveal the fact that ju
to president obama and the u.s. from the one hand things things are very lovely then the principles of freedom of speech at the same time can burst the plastic eating whistle blowers know he spoke not only about his own battle but about the wider implications that this could have if the us continue along this cools the days if he can ease even the details of chile in the sun to casey before given the media coverage a bit has been very confusing at times now a t.v. in the sun for the founder of...